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Two years' prospective collection of molecular and epidemiological data shows limited spread of hepatitis A virus outside risk groups in Amsterdam, 2000-2002.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2004
van Steenbergen Jim E, Tjon Grace, van den Hoek Anneke, Koek Alex, Coutinho Roel A, Bruisten Sylvia M
Abstract excerpt
We performed a viral sequencing study on samples representing all reported primary cases of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection reported for 2 years in Amsterdam. Two regions of HAV RNA were amplified, sequenced, and used for phylogenetic analysis. Of 156 cases, strains of 104 isolates (66.6%...
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